New Delhi: The Delhi tableau has been excluded from the Republic Day 2025 parade. Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called it vendetta politics.
The AAP national convenor, speaking to the media, questioned whether Delhi tableau should not be included every year considering it is the national capital. “Delhi’s tableau should be included in the Republic Day parade every year as it is the nation’s capital. What type of politics is this? Why do they hate Delhi and its people so much? Why should Delhi vote for them (BJP) then?,” said Kejriwal.
Every year states/UTs and Union government ministries/ departments showcase their tableaux on Kartavya Path as part of Republic Day Celebration (RDC). For RDC-2025, the theme for tableaux has been decided as ‘Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas’.
Since the beginning of this year, a consultative process has been adopted by the Ministry of Defence to decide on various aspects related to tableaux. A meeting at senior official level was held in April 2024 to deliberate on improvement of tableaux quality.
Various suggestions received during meeting has been included in process. Theme for tableaux was also decided based on suggestions from State/UTs.
Following 15 states/ UTs have been selected for showcasing their tableaux on Kartavya Path for RDC-2025: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Dadar Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, it said.
All the states/UTs, irrespective of their selection for Kartavya Path, are invited to display their tableaux during Bharat Parv in Red Fort (January 26-31, 2025), the ministry said.
The entire selection process is robust, fair, transparent, based on merit and free from any bias. The selected tableaux would showcase India’s diverse strengths and its constantly evolving cultural inclusiveness marching into glorious future, showcasing ‘Swarnim Bharat – Virasat aur Vikas’ to the world audience, it clarified.